The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-10-13

-, a squash weighing t43 pounds was
raised by Mr.. Henry Green, Of HAYWOOD
county. The Citizen calls it a Jumbo" :"
The Moth Carolina Et4tist State
Convention meets AT Durham, \ G.. Nov
10th, Dr.. I. G. Bailey p3esiainr The
Convention sermon will be preached by
Rev. IL. w. Battle.
The offer of over fifteen hundred
collars IN premiums by the managers of
our Far is telling. Applications are pour
ing IN from different parts of the State,
ana the Fair will be a grand success.
Hickory Carolinian.
A meeting Of the n G. Board of
rharmacy Will be held in the city of Raj
elgn on Wednesday of Fair week. October
18th, for the purpose OF examining such
candidates for license to practice nbarma.
cy as may appear before it, ANY further
information will be cheerfully furnished
by the Secretary of the Board, William
Simpson, Raleigh, N. c.
"A special correspondent of the Argus
writing from Morehead City, says that $50
porposes were caught there last week. to
say nothing of 10000 blue fish. The
average value of the porpoise skin is So 80.
From other sources we learn that the catch
of fish is immense, the beach being piled
up with them, while the packers and the
scrap factories are busy all the time
80. Trinity College will shortly issue a
magazine. Prof. Armstrong will be editor
III chief and will be assisted by the stu
dents. GOOD college magazines serve a good
purpose. The University Magazine, before
the war, was a credit to the University and
all the State was proud of It, 1t is not SO
good to day, as then. Prof. Armstrong is
highly spoken of, and will, we Judge,
issue a first class magazine
....I There is a negro boy with an ele-
phants snout living near Reidsville His
mother before his birth was badly fright
ened in a show in Danville ten years ago.
She got suddenly too near the elephant
The boy is ten years old, he has no knee
pans. but is well shaped, his right arm
runs INTO perfect snout, and with it by
the help of his toes he picks up things
from the ground just as an elephant would
nuts He feeds himself in that way len.
Tar River Baptist Association net
at Samaria church, Wake county, last
week. 1t was a great occasion, great IN
preaching, royal entertainment and liberal
giving. 500 in money and - pair of shoes
were contributed to the TH0masviIIe Or
phanage; 500 to erect a church at Bethel
Pitt county; 81, 800 to State Missions
Rev. DR.. Bailey secured 10H ubscribers to
ter people than the Tar River Baptists.
We learn from the Wilmington Star
that man named John Switzerland was
given a divorce at New Hanover court
last week. The girls father named Tur-
ley, accompanied by several others, way
laid Switzerland and drew pistols on him,
and threatened to kill him Unless he would
marry Turkeys daughter. Ie married her
under this compulsion. The groom re-
manned with the bride a short while, de-
parted, and has not since re- ,rned. These
facts established, the divorce was granted.
49,. The gin-house and machinery of Mr..
Angus Fairly, three miles from Laurin-
burg, was burned before da, light Oct 9th
The fire of the engine was put out that
night with water and soms used to wet
the ground around the five and at mid
night no sign of fire coulG be seen any
where. Mr. Fairly lost alb ut thirty four
bales of cotton besides quantity of seed
His customers lost about twenty bales.
The fire is believe to be Of incendiary
origin and no effort will be spared to find
out the guilty party, who will get rough
treatment if found. Saw mill, grist mill
and gin all burned up. Insurance 81 200.